Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- PowerVault NX3240 Network Attached Storage System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- NX3240 system overview
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Air shroud
- Cooling fan assembly
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- Mid drive tray
- Removing the mid drive tray
- Installing the mid drive tray
- Removing a drive blank from the drive carrier
- Installing a drive blank into the drive carrier
- Removing a drive carrier from the mid drive tray
- Installing a drive carrier into the mid drive tray
- Removing a 3.5-inch drive from the drive carrier
- Installing a 3.5-inch drive into the drive carrier
- Drives
- Removing a drive blank
- Installing a drive blank
- Removing a drive carrier
- Installing a drive carrier
- Removing a 2.5-inch drive from the 3.5-inch drive adapter
- Installing a 2.5-inch drive into the 3.5-inch drive adapter
- Removing a 3.5-inch adapter from a 3.5-inch drive carrier
- Installing a 3.5-inch adapter into a 3.5-inch drive carrier
- Removing the drive from the drive carrier
- Installing a drive into the drive carrier
- Rear drive cage
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Opening and closing the PCIe card holder latch
- Removing the expansion card from the expansion card riser
- Installing the expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Removing the riser 2 blank
- Installing the riser 2 blank
- Removing the expansion card riser 1
- Installing the expansion card riser 1
- Removing the expansion card riser 2
- Installing the expansion card riser 2
- Network daughter card
- Integrated storage controller card
- Backplane
- System battery
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Diagnostics and indicators
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
Table 9. Expansion card riser specifications
Riser
configuration
and supported
risers
Slot
description
PCIe slots on
riser 1 (Height
and length)
Processo
r
connectio
n
PCIe slots on
riser 2 (Height
and length)
Processor
connectio
n
PCIe slots on
riser 3 (Height
and length)
Processo
r
connecti
on
Riser
configuration 1
with or without
rear storage
(1B+2B)
Four x8 slots
and rear
storage
Slot 1: x8 full-
height, full
length
Processor
1
Slot 4: x8 low
profile, half
length
Processor
1
N/A N/A
Slot 2: x8 full-
height, full
length
Processor
1
Slot 3: x8 full-
height, half
length
Processor
1
Table 10. Riser configurations with 4 PCIe slots [Riser configuration 1 with or without rear storage
Card Type Slot priority Maximum number of cards
PCIe Bridge 4 1
Internal storage adapter 4 1
HCA EDR 4 1
100 GB NIC 4 1
100 G OPA 4 1
HCA FDR 4 1
40 GB NIC 1, 2, 3 3
40 GB NIC 4 1
HBA FC32 1, 2, 3 3
HBA FC32 4 1
25 GB NIC 1, 2, 3 3
25 GB NIC 4 1
HBA FC16 1, 2, 3 3
HBA FC16 4 1
10 GB NIC 1, 2, 3 3
10 GB NIC 4 1
HBA FC8 1, 2, 3 3
HBA FC8 4 1
1 GB NIC 1, 2, 3 3
1 GB NIC 4 1
External storage adapter 1, 2, 3 3
External storage adapter 4 1
NOTE: For information about slot form factor, see the Expansion card riser configurations table.
NOTE: The expansion card slots are not hot-swappable.
NOTE: Ensure that x16 cards are installed only in x16 slots. Depending on the riser configuration slots 2, 7, or 8 may not be
available.
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